Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 23 Sept

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Sept – 29 Sept 2024 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 11 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Childcare

2024-09-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 66–58

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

The motion · motion passed 69–57

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-09-24 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–54

Voted for 1 Frankie Feighan

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 2 Eamon Scanlon · Marian Harkin

Eamon Scanlon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Frankie Feighan — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Marian Harkin — Independent 2 votes · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Social 2 questions
- 2024-09-24 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the rural social scheme/Tús top-up to at least €12, to keep pace with other social welfare payments. [36468/24]
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection if urgent consideration will be given to increasing the household benefits package, which has not been increased since 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38339/24]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the application of PGI status for boxty. [36483/24]
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to an increase in ANC supports. [36484/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-09-25 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has costed a publicly delivered childcare model in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38088/24]

National Traveller MABS Finance
- An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Agriculture 3 questions
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, payments, including the number of farms which have been scored so far. [38401/24]
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to extend the slurry spreading deadline by at least two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/24]
- 2024-09-26 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the engagement his commission on generational renewal in farming has undertaken since its establishment. [38403/24]

National Traveller MABS Finance
- An copy of NTMABS research report into financial literacy in the Traveller community was sent via email to all T.D.'s and Senators